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The late Chicago excursionists over the Pacific Railroad, among whom was Judge Trumbull, called on Brigham Young. Af-ter some common—place courtesies, the Bigamist Chieftain remarked to the Senator, that, on returning to Congress he might hear of some persons being put out of the territory, and, if done, he might be sure it was for good and sufficient reasons. He further remarked that if some such federal officials should come there, as sometimes have come, they would be quietly and or-derly put out of Utah for good cause.
Judge Trumbull did not relish this threat against the authority of the Government and laws of the Union—this open proclama-tion of rebellion against the federal author-ty, of which the Mormon dignitaries have always been jealous—and recommended him to appeal to President Grant in case of any difficulty with tie feder-al officials, as it would not be safe to interfere with public officers in the discharge of their duties; that the President was disposed to do justice to all, but would not permit a violation of the laws to go un-punished. Brigham's anticipated trouble had reference to interference with the favor-ite Morman system of polygamy. As be-fore, he maintained that polygamy is, by virtue of a revalation, a divine right of the Mormons, which they would continue to claim in defiance of national authority. He expects they will soon become a State in the Union, with full power to make their own laws and legalize the peculiar institution of Mormondom.
The opening of the Pacific Railroad and the influx of "Gentiles" bids fair to over- throw the Mormon system. They will have to find some other out-of-the-way place to establish their modern Babylon, or the whole scheme must fail. Mormon revela-tions will not do.

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The late Chicago excursionists over the Pacific Railroad, among whom was Judge Trumbull, called on Brigham Young. Af-ter some common—place courtesies, the Bigamist Chieftain remarked to the Senator, that, on returning to Congress he might hear of some persons being put out of the territory, and, if done, he might be sure it was for good and sufficient reasons. He further remarked that if some such federal officials should come there, as sometimes have come, they would be quietly and or-derly put out of Utah for good cause.
Judge Trumbull did not relish this threat against the authority of the Government and laws of the Union—this open proclama-tion of rebellion against the federal author-ty, of which the Mormon dignitaries have always been jealous—and recommended him to appeal to President Grant in case of any difficulty with tie feder-al officials, as it would not be safe to interfere with public officers in the discharge of their duties; that the President was disposed to do justice to all, but would not permit a violation of the laws to go un-punished. Brigham's anticipated trouble had reference to interference with the favor-ite Morman system of polygamy. As be-fore, he maintained that polygamy is, by virtue of a revalation, a divine right of the Mormons, which they would continue to claim in defiance of national authority. He expects they will soon become a State in the Union, with full power to make their own laws and legalize the peculiar institution of Mormondom.
The opening of the Pacific Railroad and the influx of "Gentiles" bids fair to over- throw the Mormon system. They will have to find some other out-of-the-way place to establish their modern Babylon, or the whole scheme must fail. Mormon revela-tions will not do.